Telephone Strike Wins and Muddy Field Sparks Walkout
CIO division 6 called 10 000 workers in 43 states and DC off the job at 6 am, halting 230 000 Bell System employees from fields to offices. The dispute centers on wages with a mud covered field grievance triggering regional walkouts in Ohio and Cincinnati.
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CIO Communications Workers of America
Vcolumbia
Bell System
Western Electric Co
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Truman
South Bend
Ind
Ohio
Columbus
Cincinnati
Archbishop McNicholas to be buried in Cincinnati
Archbishop John T. McNicholas who led the Cincinnati Archdiocese for 25 years will be buried here after a heart attack death Saturday. His body lies in state at St Monica Cathedral from 4 p.m. until the Pontifical Requiem Mass at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, with a 30 day mourning period ordered. He helped form the Legion of Decency and promoted the Institutum Divi Thomae, amid a career in education and civic affairs.
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John T. McNicholas
Ireland
McNicholas
Duluth
Indianapolis
Columbus
Toledo
Cleveland
Youngstown
Steubenville
Legion of Decency
Legion
Institutum Divi Thomae
Seven American Boats Seized by Mexicans
In the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend a Mexican gunboat seized seven American shrimp boats. Two escaped later, according to Coast Guard relayed reports. Officials called rumors of gunfire unconfirmed and noted Mexico claims nine mile territorial waters.
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Washington
Gulf of Mexico
State Department
Coast Guard
Department
Mexico
Stockholm
Sweden
Baltic
United States
Mison
More Automatic Washers Wanted Ad Snafu
Mr F M Petro placed a three insert classified ad in The Messenger seeking Bendix deluxe automatic washers. After the first insertion he cancelled the remaining ads, saying he was getting too many phone calls. Dial 2818 for the washer.
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F. M. Petro
Bendix
Schuh Shot Dead In Florida House Office
Charles J Schuh Jr a leader of Gov Fuller Warren forces in the 1949 Florida House was shot and killed in his downtown St Petersburg office this morning Deputy Sheriff Andy Rand said Charles Ross 71 of Dade City a retired meat cutter was held in city jail in the slaying Police could not determine a motive immediately Philadelphia The Pennsylvania Railroad halted long distance passenger trains and all freight service tonight in response to a threatened locomotive firemen strike.
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St, Petersburg
Fla—P
Charles J. Schuh
Jdr
Fuller Warren
Florida House of Representatives
Andy Rand
Charles Ross
Dade City
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Truman to Reply to McCarthy Nationally Tonight
President Truman drafts a reply to Senator McCarthy's charges of communism in government. Acheson condemns McCarthy as a Kremlin asset and a Senate subcommittee investigates the claims. Truman plans a nationwide NBC speech likely defending the loyalty program amid McCarthy's criticisms.
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Washington
Truman
McCarthy
Acheson
Wisconsin
Department
McMahon
D-Conn
NBC
Federal Bar Association
Kremlin
American Society of Newspaper Editors
State
Job Opportunities Up in March in Ohio
Columbus report shows a notable rise in Ohio employment openings during March. Frank J. Collopy of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation said manufacturing and seasonal positions drove more than a 20 percent increase in placements by the Ohio State Employment Service.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Collopy
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Ohio State Employment Service
Grain Elevator Fire Causes Large Loss
Damage to the Dunlap Grain Co. elevator at Atlanta in a Saturday night fire was estimated between 75 000 and 100 000 dollars by general manager David Dunlap Jr. The blaze caused extensive loss to grain and facility.
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Circleville, CO
Dunlap Grain Co
Atlanta
David Dunlap, Jr
Commander elected Cleveland Ohio unit names new commander
John L. Eidson aged 30 from Toledo is chosen as the new commander of the Catholic War Veterans of Ohio in Cleveland. Eidson succeeds the previous head and assumes duties immediately for the veterans group in the state.
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Cleveland
The
Catholic War Veterans of Ohio
John L. Eidson
Toledo
Actress Ruth Warrick Weds Carl Neubert Today
Actress Ruth Warrick and interior decorator Carl Neubert are marrying today in a private ceremony. The couple announced plans for a lifelong partnership amid Hollywood circles.
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Hollywood
Ruth Warrick
Carl Neubert
AEC Building Burns as FBI Joins Fire Probe
Fire destroys the Atomic Energy Commission administration building in Berkeley California with minor explosions. Thousands watch as scientists try to save notes while the FBI and AEC begin an official investigation. The UC cyclotron nearby remains undamaged.
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FBI
Berkeley
Calif
Atomic Energy Commission
Pastors Defy Red Pressure In Germany
Protestant bishops in Berlin Brandenburg publicly complain of communist pressure on faith and education. They say Soviet backed authorities ignore talks, while a later Catholic pastoral letter condemns materialism and propaganda in East and West Germany.
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Germany
Berlin
Tors
Evangelical Council For
Brandenburg
Otto Dibelius
Otto Grotewohl
Grotewohl
Comic Books Exchange Causes Collision in Cincinnati
A station wagon and a truck collided in Cincinnati as two passengers were injured while exchanging comic books. Injured were James Allen, 23, East Granby Connecticut, and Donald Curtis, 22, Houston Texas.
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Cincinnati
James Allen
East Granby
Permit Shifts Are Charged
Columbus mayor James A. Rhodes accused revoked liquor licenses of moving to new addresses, allegedly to friends of the Lausche administration. State liquor director Oscar L. Fleckner countered that once revoked a license ceases to exist. Rhodes seeks GOP governor nomination while Lausche runs for Democratic renomination.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Lausche
Oscar L. Fleckner
Rhodes
Frank J. Lausche
British Troops Deployed Over Wildcat Dock Strike
The labor government ordered troops to unload ships in London docks after a wildcat strike shut down operations. Cabinet ministers denounced the action as communist-inspired and moved to keep food and other goods moving while ships remained tied up.
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London
Iturbi Delays Baltimore Concert After Emergency Landing
pianist Jose Iturbi canceled a Baltimore performance after his private plane ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing at Wye Mills Maryland authorities reported the incident occurred yesterday and delayed the concert schedule due to the emergency landing and fuel shortage.
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Iturbi
Heat Wave Fades as Storms Cross Nation
The heat wave that set records over the weekend weakened in the northern half of the nation while the south remained warm. Heavy rains and strong winds hit parts of Athens County and a storm system stretched from the southern Great Lakes to the upper Mississippi Valley. Lightning knocked WLEC San dusky off the air for three hours and Crookston Minnesota evacuated about 300 residents after flash flooding.
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Great Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
WLEC
Sandusky
Ohio
Plains
Crookston
Minn
Sheriff’s Car Overturns Near Point Pleasant
Mason County Sheriff Frank A. Morrison escaped unharmed after his 1947 coach personal car overturned on Route 35 east of Point Pleasant. He had been returning from Ekards Chapel when the lights failed, causing the accident as the vehicle left the highway and landed on its top. Morrison crawled through a window amid heavy damage to the top and front of the car.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Frank A. Morrison
Ekards Chapel
Morrison
Name-Calling Triggers $200000 Libel Suit in Hartford
Hartford federal court will hear a libel case over communist name-calling by entertainers Paul Draper and Larry Adler. They seek $100,000 in damages each from Mrs. Hester McCullough wife of a Time Magazine editor alleging she branded them communist sympathizers.
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Hartford
Conn
Paul Draper
Larry Adler
Hester McCullough
Time Magazine
Lightning Strikes Twice On Two Occasions
Springfield reports that lightning struck a tree near Paul Hodge in South Charleston on Sunday and minutes later a second bolt hit the same tree. His house was struck last year with a second bolt hitting moments after.
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Springfield
Paul Hodge
South Charleston
Fifth Person Arrested Following Gallia County Liquor Raids
A fifth suspect was arrested in Gallia County for illegal liquor sales tied to Friday raids. Deputy Garland Nibert took Raymond Scott into custody Sunday after he vanished during the Friday operation. Scott faces charges for selling liquor at 720 First Ave.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Garland Nibert
Raymond Scott
Scott
First Ave
AP Directors Declare Necessity of Facts
The Associated Press board declared that factual reporting is vital to free institutions as censorship tightens amid the East West Cold War. It warned that stricter controls on news gathering are increasing and called for commitment to accurate reporting.
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New York
The
Associated Press
Wolf packs roam Los Angeles injure youths over weekend
A series of attacks by groups described as wolf packs spread fear in Los Angeles over the weekend. Police report at least ten victims injured by youths wielding irons and clubs with no clear motive. No suspects named.
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Los Angeles
New Russian Move Seen Aiming To Oust West Powers
Reports from Berlin and Washington indicate a Soviet-led Kremlin push to seize Berlin in May. U S officials warn of a mass German communist youth invasion to force concessions as Truman and Acheson call aggression a tool of intimidation.
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U.S
Berlin
Germany
West
Truman
Acheson
Vaneerlin
Russia
Baltic
U. S
Graves Units Reach Scene of C-54 Crash
A 23 man graves registration team arrived at the Mt Hiragatake wreckage to identify and recover the 35 American dead after the C 54 transport crashed in wind and rain near Tokyo. Victims include Frank E Pickelle Chicago and Capt John C Jones Manila to Tachikawa flight. No survivors.
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Mt. Hiragatake
Frank E. Pickelle
Chicago
MacArthur
John C. Jones
U. S. Naval
Philippines
Miller M
Citizen Soldiers Repel Mock Enemy Assault in Regional Exercise
Four thousand citizen soldiers faced an airborne invasion conducted by the Army Organized Reserve and civil defense teams. Reservists from western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, northwestern Maryland, and eastern Ohio joined thousands of police and fire fighters in repelling the exercise over the weekend.
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Pittsburgh
Army
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Ohio
New Approach Stirs Chrysler Union Tie-Up
The CIO United Auto Workers pursued a new approach as Chrysler strike talks resumed after a 91 day walkout. The union signaled willingness to meet Chrysler halfway to break the deadlock flagged by federal mediators.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler
Chrysler Corp
Juke Box War Renewal Reported in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati police blamed renewed violence among juke box operators for throwing crude stench bombs into two cases. Detective Chief Clem Merz said the crude bombs stem from ongoing territorial disputes among operators across the city.
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Cincinnati
Clem Merz
Eight Deaths Tallied In Weekend Traffic
Ohio suffered eight of its ten violent weekend deaths in traffic incidents reported by the Associated Press. The remaining fatalities resulted from drowning and a fall between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
Hunter Confesses Misidentifying Grouse as Rabbit
Albany report says a state game protector surprised an out of season hunter who had shot a grouse in flight. The hunter claimed he mistook it for a rabbit in the air.
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Albany
N.Y
Miner Dickman apologizes to John L Lewis in UMW hearing
Pittsburgh based miner Dickman 31 apologized after being expelled from the United Mine Workers in January for calling John L Lewis a dictator. He told UMW District Leader Busarello at a district five executive board hearing that common sense showed his criticism was wrong.
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Pittsburgh
Joe Dickman
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Dickman
Library
UMW
District Five
John Busarello
Lewis
Reckless Flight Charge Lodged Against Student
Daniel D Haupt a 24 year old Ohio State University student faces reckless flying charges in Columbus Municipal Court after flying a plane low over North Side neighborhoods on a trip from Marion Ohio He was grounded at the city jail released on 200 dollar bond and will appear in court Tuesday for proceedings.
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Columbus, O
Daniel D. Haupt
Ohio State University
State Highway
Kenneth Taylor
Haupt
Marion
Ohio
North Side
Flying Service
Whorst Haupt
Northeastern Ohio Letter Carriers Plan Opposition to Postal Cuts
The North eastern Ohio District of the National Association of Letter Carriers met in Canton to map plans for arousing public opposition to recently announced cuts in postal service.
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Canton
Ohio
National Association of Letter Carriers
Train Strikes Rail Speeder in Tunnel Killing Five
A Norfolk and Western train shunted into a bridge crew speeder in a tunnel at Kimball West Virginia killing five men. Eastbound No 24 from Columbus to Norfolk had been diverted to a sidetrack for repairs when it collided head on with the speeder. Victims include W E Lamber t of Ironton Ohio.
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W. E. Lamebert
Ironton
Ohio
Oscar Hild Dies Union Leader at 49 in Cincinnati
Oscar F. Hild, 49, longtime president of Local No. 1 of the Cincinnati Musicians' Union and managing director of the Cincinnati Summer Opera Association, died today. He was widely known to opera stars and formed ties with many leading singers during his 16 years with the summer operas.
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Cincinnati
Oscar F. Hild
Hild
Cincinnati Musicians’ Union
Cincinnati Summer Opera Association
Chiang Abandons Hainan to Chinese Communists
Reports from Hainan indicate Chiang Kai-Shek ordered a total evacuation, leaving the island to the Communist forces. A top officer claimed Chiang refused reinforcements to deprive rivals Gen Hsueh Yueh and Marshal Chen Chi Tang of defense, shifting the island’s fate to the Reds.
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Hainan
Yulin
Hainan Island
Vup
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
South
Hsueh Yueh
Chen Chi-Tang
Formosa
Wasianeties Navy
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